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Synonyms for off-and-on


Grammar : Adv
Spell : awf, of
Phonetic Transcription : ɔf, ɒf

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Définition of off-and-on

Origin :
  • "intermittently," 1530s; see off (adv.) + on. As an adjective from 1580s.
  • adv every once in a while
Example sentences :
  • There was a subject to which I had given some years of off-and-on study.
  • Extract from : « The Young Man and the World » by Albert J. Beveridge
  • If he'd a reg'lar task to do, He never took no rest; Or if 'twas off-and-on—the same— He done his level best.
  • Extract from : « Sketches New and Old, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Miss Charlotte's temper is past all the last few weeks, she is that off-and-on and changeable like and spirity.
  • Extract from : « The Squire of Sandal-Side » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
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